text_original: Its chief opponents were the monks, who were the leaders of missionary work. Their ground of opposition may be summarised in a saying of Gregory the Great, " Pic  tures are the lesson books of the unlearned
text_transcription: ITS CHIEF OPPONENTS WERE THE MONKS WHO WERE THE LEADERS OF MISSIONARY WORK THEIR GROUND OF OPPOSITION MAY BE SUMMARIZED IN THE SAYING OF GREGORY THE GREAT PICTURES ARE THE LESSON BOOKS OF THE UNLEARNED
phonemes: ɪts tʃˈiːf əpˈoʊnənts wɜː ðə mˈʌŋks, hˌuː wɜː ðə lˈiːdɚz ʌv mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi wˈɜːk. ðɛɹ ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən mˈeɪ biː sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd ɪn ɐ sˈeɪɪŋ ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, " pˈɪk tjˈʊɹz ɑːɹ ðə lˈɛsən bˈʊks ʌvðɪ ʌnlˈɜːnᵻd